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/ . • v ** * ? * j ** *• ** - j -' " !!f ; w public aii. w mh RV- V/C PI •fail B| fa: mure poou "Whil® Charles Dickens Was giving Ida leadinn in Philadelphia then ap­ peared in Yorntj'mPrees, of that eitv aom« T«rr bitter criticism s, which, act­ ing upon hk Muitira dapowtion, than irritated by the gout in hia foot, flMAe him very irritable. He went from Philadelphia to New York, and Mr. Dolby, his agent, went to Washington to. make arrangement* for readings there. The sale of ticket* waa nn- proally large, and everything was mov­ ing on* well, when Mr. Dolby received • dispatch from "the chief," as he was in the habit of calling him, that he anUt stop the sale of 'tickets, and an­ nounce that the readings would not take plac«, for reasons which had been sent him in writing. The reasons came in due time, •written ott eight ^ages of not» paper, in the bine ink always used by the novelist It, appeared that he had been enter- tamed at' * dinner in New York by a few journalists to whom he had com­ plained of his treatment by the press m Philadelphia, whereupdn they told him that the Philadelphia criticisms were only ;the forerunner of a still more vigorous onslaught in Washing- tost, whe*£ the proprietor of the Pliila- delphia Press was also the proprietor of the Washington Chronicle, and that •II tuts'miflcUl Result in personal insult Hr, Dickens *yen£ on to show that at his time of lifp he did not feel willing ttf subject himielf to any such dis­ agreeable contingency, and he had therefore cU&m&d wise to withdraw from the field, leavingt Mr. Dolby to invent a g6oa apd, sufficient excuse for the public. Mr. Dolby at once conferred witn his adviser, Mr. Solomons, who called, on Col. Forney, and obtained from him assurances that Mr. Diokens would be fairly critickretl: when he; visited Wash­ ington, and that so far as he was per­ sonally concerned he would contribute aU in his power to make his visit pleas­ ant to him, as he sure it would be to- the Washington public. This proved correct. Mr. Dickens lectured «t Carroll Hall, which was crowded by. the first" people of'the na­ tion, iind fee ,100% long walks about the city every pleasant *lay» The only in- viJtatioiQ. to dinner which he accepted was one front-Chftrles Sumner. Be­ fore leavmg ,-^e gave several gentle­ men^ with wliom he had. beoome ac­ quainted, large photographs of him-r self, andJiaid to one of them; "J want. Jon lb hang this in your dining-room. like tq have, my pictures in dining- rooms. The beasts are always best natured while feeding, or. immediately afterward," ' ' Gov. Cdrwin* once said that the most dramatic event he ever witnessed in the Capitol was the. return! of Gen. Sickles to His seat in the House, after he had ^saassinated Barton Key. At that session there were jap desks on the floor of the House, as they had been removed and sofas substituted, oii the English plan. Mr. Sickles, fashionably dressed, aid AVith well-fitting gloves, walked slowly to his seat, without be­ traying thb' slightest epibarrassment or concern. Soon afterward he arose to speak, and one might have heard,' in the pauses of his clear voice, a pin drop,-, the House wrts so hushed and still. 1 Every eye was focussed upon him, and he rose to mastery of'the situation. Sickles did not hesitate to s&y, in private conversation, that he, and not Barton Key, was to blpme, in- asmuchos ho bad exposed his voluptuous little wife ;to such temptation. His friends never forgave him for taking her back to .his home and heart and condoning her. crime, which he had so fearfully avenged. His desperate bravery at Gettysburg atoned for his disobedience of orders there, and saved him from being court-martialed. Senator Nye once went to the White House with a party of his New York friends, who wished to have a clergy­ man appointed chaplain in. the army. Mr. Lincoln told them that he had at one time determined to make the ap­ pointment, but a strong protest against it had been received, stating that the clergyman was not decorous in his de­ portment, and he had determined to hear more about him. "I will admit," said Senator Nye, "that our friend is endowed with a glorious fund of irre- Eressible good humor, but I have eard, Mr. President, of an old pioneer minister in your State of Illinois who was arraigned before a county confer­ ence, to be reprimanded by the bishop for his sallies of wit from the pulpit. Before the Episcopal dignity could settle itself for an impressive utterance the old man bnrst out: 'Brethren, I never did believe in a religion that had no fun in it.' ' The bishop's gun was spiked, and the conference, amid roars of laughter, at once passed the old minister's character." "That is a good story, Nye," said Mr. Lincoln. "Let me tell you one about Peter Cart- wright, who, on one occasion, was con­ vulsing his conference with wit and humor. The presiding bishop was a man of earnest but ascetic piety. 'Brother Gartwright,' said he, 'do you think that while you are indulging in this levity yon, are growing in grace?' The old pioneer preacher, with a countenance beaming with fun, re­ plied: 'Oh, yes, brother, in spots.' I guess, Nye, ; I will have your maki ap­ pointed, but tell himito keep his stories until he can come to Washington antl let me hear them first." Matthew Lyon,, a: naturalized Irish­ man, when a Representative in Congress from Vermont, was fined £1,000 and imprisoned fonr months, for publishing a letter calculated to bring President John Adams."into contempt" He was • strongly opposed to everything that was royal or, sovereign; and when a nations! coinage was discussed he ob­ jected to.the eagle being pnt on, be­ cause he was the king -of birds and therefore inappropriate as a republican emblem. Judge Thatcher, of Massa­ chusetts. who was always characterized by good-natured mirthfulness, replied that perhaps it would be well to take the goose for our emblem, for that bird had nothing majestic in her deport­ ment; nor could her humble rank among thei feathered tribe give offense to the most fastidious republican. Moreover (continued the Judge), gos­ lings would be a very convenient stamp for the ten-penny pieces and fippennv bits.. Thi# caused a great deal of mirth among the members, excepting Lyon, who was so offended bv it that he chal­ lenged the facetious ludge to a duel. "What arrangements will jou make?" inquired the man who carried the chal­ lenge. "None ;at all," replied the Judge "Why, are you willing to be called a coward,?" "Yes; because I am a coward, and he knew it very well, or he never,would have challenged me." This turned the laugh upon Lyon, who wisely concluded there was no* use in trying-to fight with a man who fired n^hing but jokfefc ' IT is the glorious prerogative of the I empire of knowledge that what it gains Mrerloeea. On the contrary it in- eaaes by the multiple of it* own power; all itaattainments help to -new conquests.--Ikmiel Webster. * W Ocean €h-ey bounds Since the year 1879 the following great ships have been placed upon the Liverpool end New York lines. Tak­ ing them in tfc* order of their fastest passage, out or home, they stand thus: . .Days. Hour*. ITMH. l. Etraria « 5 11 I Umbria (sister ship), slightly longH S. Oregon 8 10 35 4. America...*. | ]) n 5. City of Rom#.. 6 IS 0 6. Aiukt 6 IS ST 7. Servia « SB 68 8. Aurania 7 11 The time has been shortened much more thra half since 1840, and has been lessened 40 per cent, since I860. In addition to the great ships men­ tioned, there have been placed upon the line from Bremen to New York, touching at Southampton, England, the eight new or lately built ships of the North German Lloyd, which form al­ together the most compact and uniform fleet upon the Atlantic. Their three last ships, the Trave, Saale, and Aller, are marvels of splendor and comfort, ranking in speed and power very little short of the fastest of the Liverpool ships. They, as were the others of the company's eight "express" steamers, were built by the great firm of John Elder & Co., of Glasgow, their ma- chiney being designed by Mr. Bryce- Douglas, to whose genius is also due that of the Etruria and Umbria, the Oregon, Arizona, and Alaska. That of the Trave, Saale, and Aller, how­ ever, is triple expansion, these being the only ships of the great European lines of this character, besides the new Gascogne, Bourgone. and Champagne (their equals in speed and equipment,) of the French Compagnie Trans- atlantique, which were built in France, and which reflect so much honor upon the French builders. All these steamers are of steel, with cellular bottolhs carefully subdivided, and fit­ ted with a luxury and- comfort quite unknown thirty years ago--with more space, better ventilation, and better lighting. It will be difficult to go beyond them until a further change is accepted to twin screws. That this change will soon coine is pretty sure. It will hardly be possible to extend the power .with a single screw beyond that of the 14,000 horse-power already in the Um­ bria and Etruria; with twin screws, however, it may be carried much be­ yond. Their adoption would mean greater accommodation and comfort and less racing of the machinery at sea, but, above all, it would mean greater safety. Under present circum­ stances a complete break-down of the machinery of these great ships is a dis­ aster which may entail delay as the leaBt of the difficulties. No sail power can be given them which would serve to carry them into port; they must lie helpless logs in the water until fortu­ nate enough to find a friend to tow them.--Scribner's Monthly. Clever Thieves In Disguise. Sly first job was perhaps the easiest I ever had, said a bank robber to a New York Sun reporter. That was nearly thirty years ago and before bank officials were suspicious of everybody and before the detective business had beoome a profession and an art. My work was laid out for me in Indianapolis and we had plenty of funds and lots of time to develop it Bight beside a bank was a hat and cap store and we bought the stock for $700 and two of us entered into business. We advertised largely, paid every bill promptly, and when we opened an account at the bank were cordially received. A partner in New York soon began sending us sight drafts which were all O. K. and I took them iuto the bank and had no trouble, after the first one or two, in getting the cash. A notice somehow got into the paper that we were soon to build a big store and add various lines of goods, and we presently found ourselves looked upon as A1 among business men. No doubt we could have sprung the trap sooner than we did, but my policy always was to go slow and sure. As fast as we got the cash on a draft we sent it back to come again, and they crept up in value from $150 to $2,000. This had consumed weeks, but just previous to the arrival of this draft a notice appeared in the x>apers that we had bought a site and an architect Was preparing plans for a $30,000 building. A week later we were quite ready. One dav at 11 o'clock I put on my hat and waiked into the bank with a forged draft for $12,280.20. The casliier didn't hesitate ten seconds over it. Had I been a stranger he probably would not have paid it, but I stood there and whistled and drummed on the counter while he counted out the money. I was going away when he called me back. 'My heart gave one great throb and then seemed to stand still, for I fully believed he had detected some­ thing wrong. In the two or three seconds given me I determined to ask him to retain the money on deposit until he heard from the draft, but as T turned about he smiled ana inquired if our firm could not take on a friend of his when we got into new quarters. I replied in the affirmative and walked out with the money in my band. Half an hour later my partner and I were leaving the city on a train, having left the hat store in charge of a boy, and neither of us has ever ventured back. The forgery came to light only when it was known'that we had skipped, but I think the bank keptr still about it. It was a new institution and felt afraid of having it known that it had been beaten, There were three of us in the job and we made over $y,000 each in nine weeks' time. Some have grown rich faster, but I never was avaricious. He Was a Gentleman. Some amusing stories are told of the wit and wisdom of London school children. A class of boys in a boarding school was being examined orally in Scriptnre. The history of Moses had for some time been a special study, and one of the examiners asked, "What would you say of the general character of Moses ?" ' "He was meek." said one boy. "Brave," said another. "Learned," added a third boy. "Please, sir," piped forth a pale-faced, neatly-dressed lad, "he was a gentle­ man. "A gentleman?" asked the examiner. "How do yon make that out?" The l>oy promptly replied, in the same thin, nervous voice, "Please, sir, when the daughters of Jethro went to the well to draw water, the shepherds came and drove them away; and Moses helped the daughters of Jethro, and said to the shepherds, ladies first, please, gentlemen.' "--London Chris­ tian World. THE best* characters have a mixture of infirmities, %nd r e d e e m i n g v i r t n e f c ' - * * GREEDY TUKKfdB HHHEX. They Only Go to q |tared** Building to Mate Qot or It. Not infrequently we are startled by the report from a cannon, for thin is the method of spreading the news of a fire, says a correspondent who writes from Constantinople to the San Fran­ cisco Chronicle. It is sounded several times from across the water, the look­ out giving the sigqid from the height of Galata tower, so it Is heart all up and down the Bosporus. The location of the fire is then telegraphed to each village. It is not long before we hear, far in the distance, a prolonged dismal call, and we then know that the watch­ man is coming to tell all along hi9 way the place of conflagration. This oan do no good except to satisfy the curiosity, for were the owner of the burning building here and the fire in Pera he could not get to it till daylight, and all night his thoughts would be on the probable damage done. That, too, is likely to be great on account of the character of the firemen. There are attempts at organised companies, but all consist of the water-carriers, not such as carry the cool, Bweet water for passengers, but those using leather bags or bottles to supply houses. "When an alarm is given those all run with their sacks, or wait to fill them at the fountain first, and then sit down and bargain with the owners, and will not put a drop of water on the flames until they have him agree to the price they wish for their services. They can do little good, however, for they use only a hand-pump that, of course, can­ not throw the stream very far nor with much force. The building is almost sure to burn to the ground, and were it not for the frequent stone and brick walls much damage \^>uld be done. The firemen, as well as many others, intend to make as much as possible at this time, and, on the pretence of sav­ ing furniture and other articles, they enter the house and carry off all they can, feeling that it belongs to them, as they have taken it from a burning building. All houses in danger of catching are thus entered also, and it takes the most vigilant of watching to prevent the loss of everything. This causes much more annoyance than the fire, for while the latter can be put out the former are demonstrative. The watchman who tells us of the fire is called the beckgee. His "Yon gon var!" (there is a conflagration) we have learned to understand, but all the re­ mainder of his speech is a rapid run­ ning together of words that none but practiced ears can interpret His other duty is to pass through the village several times every night and on his way pound the stones with his iron-ferruled stick. This tells the people that he is on watch while they sleep, but it also tells the knave to hide himself or delay his mischief until the watchman shall have passed. His signal surely bodes more of evil than of good, and were he to meet some night wanderer I fear he would bo the first to flee. For one evening, curious to see him and his pounding instrument, three of us went out to meet him. When he saw us he stood still, as if greatly frightened, and When we called him it was some little time before he ventured to draw near. Earning Their Salt. Excitement is an aniesthetic almost as efficient as chloroform itself. Let a fighting school-boy only be angry enough, and he will scarcely feel the heaviest blow which his adversary gives him; and we have all read of men who have been dreadfully mangled, at a fire, for example, or in battle, without being at all aware of it What is true of men is true also of the lower animals. Here, for instance, is a description of the process of "salting" mules in South America: At length we reached the first ren­ dezvous, where about three hundred wild mules were already assembled, waiting for the distribution of the much- prized salt. They were collected in groups of ten or a dozen, each group being presided over by a mare, who seemed to have trouble enough with her unruly followers. In order to keep up her dignity and a proper respect for her chieftainship, she allowed no mule to approach within the radius commanded by her teeth or heels, laying down her ears and lashing out in all directions whenever they showed any inclination to press too closely upon her. It was curious to observe that the mules never attempted to bite or kick their foster-mother in return for her rough treatment of them. Amongst themselves, however, there was no such kindly feeling, but each seemed to hate the other with mortal spite, and fre­ quent and loud-soundiag were the blows of jealous heels on unwary ribs. When all was ready, the salt bags were opened, and the contents distrib­ uted upon the ground in several small heaps at sufficient distances apart When the battle began, all respect, even toward the foster-parent, was for­ gotten in the intense eagerness of each animal to reach the salt The law of the strongest and most courageous was paramount in the wild medley that ensued. Now one mule, with ears laid well back and mouth wide open, would charge into the excited throng, and lash out with tremendous force, fury, and rapidity, cleariug a complete ring for one brief moment, during which it would have the salt-heap all to itself. Another mule, rendered frantic by the sight of the salt disappearing, would charge into the circle, and a savage duel 'would commence, during which other animals would slip in, and meeting each other, all would again become an indescribable scene of fight­ ing and tumult The blows given14 and taken were frightful to witness, yet, as far as I could see, no animal exhibited any sign of pain, but again and again each would return furiously to the charge. I recalled my own recent experience in mule-driving, and no longer wondered at the slight impression made by my heavy hunting crop. Conrpared with the punishment which these animals voluntarily endured for a single lick of salt, such blows as mine had been but touches of arat'staiL The Creation of Man. Not long ago a bright little girl in the Sunday-school, who had reached the bottom facts of the lesson--the creation of man out of the dust of tha earth--came running home to her mother overfull of confidence in the Scripture theory and her own reflective conclusions, and exclaimed: "Oh, mother, I know it's all true what •4he catechism said about Adam being made out of the dust of the eai t'a--I know it is." "Why?" "Because I saw Aunt Emma whip Gracie, and I saw the dust fly out of her. I know it is so!" Little Gracie had been jilaying with She «ahea.--Texas Sifting*. . Xh«r Baa* J*r It It H said the womea awMia ifWr Movie Kerrs Food with a perfeet furor. It la known tobeeastomary foryouacaleo to a«« a n«c of it to aatido.s tfcs eCectsaf a debauch, which it does within as boor «o eOMtaaiiy, there is pottuuf felt after to ramiad them thattiwy bavtbal oM. Bone of war moat eminent phjraieiaM say it ia the oaly aerva food of anv aocoaat, as all ether* an SetaallT oaly mild BtimuUnte, andaoen loee their effeeta, while tliia does not, nam than common food. It has been Imt thirteen jaoatfca 0.1 the market «Adthedrasc>*t***y itsaalei* the moat ex­ traordinary aver known. . - . . Bishop Fowler's Excellent Stettai. "Never say anything against tLe man who is to come after YOU," raid Bishop C. H. Fowler when dismissing a . con­ ference. "A minister who didn't bear this in mind was asked by his parish­ ioners what kind Of'a man his suc­ cessor was. " 'O, brother ia a good man, but ' " 'But what! If there's anything wrong, that is juat what we want to know. Now tell us what's the matter.' " .'Well, Brother is a good man, but the fact is, brethren, he parts his hair in the middle.' " 'Wfe tyon't have him. We don't want a dude. Conference mustn't send him.' "The appointed Sunday arrived and with it the dude minister. As he walked up the aisle a broad grin overspread the faces in the rear seats. By the time he reached the puljfit the congre­ gation broke out into a roxr ot laughter. The minister was bald. "And don't keep telling about your last appointment," continued * the Bishop. "I knew a minister who was alwkys telling how the people treated him at Brownsville. It was Browns­ ville here and Brownsville there-- everything was Brownsville. This went on until everybody got thoroughly tired of hearing of Brownsville. One night a good old lady arose in the weekly prayer-meeting in her testi­ mony. She was a dear, good soul-- one of the saints on earth. She said she had had a hard week. 'My soul,' she said, 'has been greatly depressed all week. I find my faith very weak and iay hope is very dim. I can no longer Bee my way to reaching heaven. I may hold out till I get to lirowns- ville, but I can't go a step further.' "There was no more heard of Browns­ ville in that charge after that," said Bishop Fowler.--New York Sun. 5? * • ( . / '• 1 - '• \ 1 . but I , beii onic of pnr- for all those peealiar to well aa ayatvm. ItpronpL Over-Worked Worne*. of ail roatontive tonisa, It <a pr* • all," S& women. It is a powerful, general »a w< Uterine, tooioaad nerriae, sad hnparte and strength to the v%o£e ayatvm. I» pn iv cures weakneaa of atomsoh, bloating, weak back, nenroua prostration, debility ana eleep- leMMsa, in either eex. Favorite Prescription mSSSpXSF A lane treatise ati Bi*eases of Women, profusely ilinsbated with colored plates and nanasrous wood-cute, sent for ten cents in stamp*. Adoreae, Woau>'s DISPKKSAST MEDICAL ASSOCIATION, 063 Main street, Buffalo, N. Y. THERE an plenty of recipes for making lobster pilad. but we don't know of any for preventing it from giving yon the mare.--Texas Siftingn. StcK and bilious headache cured bv Dr. Pierce'* 'Pellets" "WHEN you're down my way, drop in.* remarked the well water to the "old oak«n bucket."--Cedar Rapids Gossip. To Ita Absolutely Certain Of moat things is difficult, but if the united testimony of people in every walk of life, for more than a quarter of % century, be good evi­ dence, then dyspepsia, loaa of ap^tetite, head­ ache, wakefulness and debilitation, from what­ ever cause, may be cured by Dr. Marter's Iron Tonio. CHAPWD hands, faee pitr.ples, and tough skin cured by using Juniper's Tar Soap, made lqr Hasard, Hazard & Ca, New York. OCT Lyon's Patent Heel Stiffeners applied to your new boots and shoes before you wear them out Ir afflicted with Bore Eyes, use Dr. Iaaac Thompson's Eye Water. Druggists sell ii 26a THE Frazer Ax'e Grease is the very best • trial will prove we are right Heroes and Heroines. There are few who endure bodily troubles witttmrt complaint Did you ever meet' nmrmg the heroes or heroines of your acquaintance-- if any Buch there have been--one -with a ye), lowieh cast of countenance, and that jaundiced asiiect generally which the most unpracticed eye recognizee as the product of n disordered liver, who did not complain, and peevishly, too, ol the s irenesa of the recalcitrant organ, of pains beneath the right shoulder blade, ot dys­ peptic symptoms, constipation and headache? Of course you never did, and of course the indi­ vidual was NOT using Hostetter's Stomach Bli- tera or he would not so have looked--so have complained. To purify the blood when con­ taminated with bile, and conduct the secretion to its proper channel, to re-establish the regu­ larity of the bovels, banish bilious headache, and remove impediment to complete digestion, nothing can approach In efficacy thU peerless alterative and tonic. Malariu ootoplaints, always involving the liver and kidney and blad­ der inactivity, sre remedied by it It Is a capital appetizer. Fencing Again Fashtonabl#. Fencing is coming into fashion again. Ii was,quite popular once, in the de­ cade just before the civil war, when it appears to have been introduced by Americans who had been abroad, ana more particularly by students who had passed a course at the German uni- versities. It was encouraged also by broken down foreign military officers who came to this country for a living and made a business of teaching it. Curiously enough the war put a stop to it, military pastime though it waa. The American Holdiers' idea ran to the musket and rifle as weapons, rather than the sword or saber. Even the cavalry of our service were virtually mounted infantry. After the war young men took to the rifle g llery and great many of the jeunesse doree be­ came experts with the pistol and could pink the ace of spades at a distance of thirty feet. Young Belmont, it will be remembered, fell a victim to his foad ness for pistol practice, and accident­ ally killed himself in the basement of his father's house one night, whither he had repaired to take a few shots be* fore retiring to sleep. The interna- t onal matches at Dollymount and Creedmoor gave a strong incentive to lifle practice, and the amusement be­ came national in its popularity. It would be interesting to det *rmine what has brought about the revival of5 feno* MB. FFTA^K L. Cox, foreman ITerald and Times, Gouvernenr, N. Y., writes: "I sprained my ankle very bndly and suffered intense pain. One bottle of St. Jacobs. Oil cured the sprains and reduced the swell* ing." - Senator Foote's Wig. John P. Hale was a most incorrigible wag, and he* delighted in making Sen* ator Foote, of Mississippi, who in an unguarded moment had threatened to hang him as an Abolitionist, a butt for his jokes. One day, after a visit to New York, Senator Foote came smilingly in and took his seat at his desk, rather astonishing the other Sen* ators, as his previously bald pate was covered by a fine, curly, black wig. Up rose Mr. Hale and demanded a special committee to examine the cre­ dentials "of the youthful upstart who had assumed Senator FootVs likeness and chair." Senator Foote rose up, and, bowing politely, convulsed the Senate by quickly removing the and hanging it on his umbrella wi' the observation, "With this motion on my part, which is quite in order, de­ spite my illustrious colleague's, the committee is not necessary." There was a round of applause.--Ben: Perley Poore. • GBH. O. C. KNIFFEN, War Department, Washington, D. C., after two years, says: "My wife has not had an attack for two years. I trust 8t. Jacobs Oii will reach the uttermost parts of the earth and do as much good in every house as it has in mine.' Twe Sorts of Mind. Mr. Several Stars has a very clever little daughter of jvhom he is corre* spondinglv proud. She spoke up to him the other day in a philosophical manner worthy of a true Athenian maiden. The father went home from his office very much preoccupied with a matter of some importance which had come before him during the day, and at dinner paid very little attention to the buzz of family conversation about him. His daughter, who is not yet in her teens, asked him several questions, to which he replied spmewhat mechan­ ically and in a manner which plainly showed that his thoughts were else­ where. After a time the little lady put down her knife and fork and read her lather the following suggestive lesson: "Papa," she said, "you have an offic# mind and a home mind, and you must not toy to make your office mind do the work of your other mind."--Boston Mecord. Bails and Pimplas And other affections arising from impure blood may appear at this season, when the blood is heated. Hood's Sarsaparilla removes the cause of these troubles by purifying, vitalising, and enriching the blood, and at the same time it gives tone and strength to the whole system, and makes one feel 'like a new man." "I know Rood's Sarsaparilla to be good by the trial I gave it for eruptions on my faee. I had a hard time to purify my blood, but succeeded at last with Hood's Sarsaparilla."--HABRY G. PA*n, champaign. 111. Hood's Sarsaparilla Sold b* all druggists. II; six for ts. Prepared only by C. I. HOOD ft CO., Lowell, Mass. IOO Doses One Dollar. * * * * A disease s* eedsUeete a natare as stricture of the untbm shenld only be to- tnuted to those of largs espsri--cs sad skill fir our improved methods we have bean ea- sblod to speedily sad permanently ewe hun­ dreds of the worst cases. Pamphkis/ivCsr- MHfcs and terms, 10 gents ia stamp*, world's Dispensary Medical Association. 088 Mtfn street, Bnffilo, N. Y. TEXAS has a paper oslled the Bedbug. It is gradually creeping into notice. S months' treatmeat for 50e. Pisa's Hem- edy fbr Catarrh. Bold by druggists. PENSIORSr̂ im £-"2S=i OraiieSESEM c AUEJiTB WANTED _ AMP FIRE CHATS CIV1L,TWA R. DM meat intersatfs* book of the SIR ; aelUsit like h< t }'er terns and circulars address AIDNKY C. MtUCR* CO.. Chicago,III. Wr.TTlOW THW rAim n> tn» » »•»!«». ADVERTISERS: •n xtvsrtWng «p*c« mhm in CMoaes, «*tl find it sn IHsal 45 49 ftsMol*) St.,| IHiftflfkHIC th« AdytrtWwg Agsncy ol LUmP Wl I HVUwi 1JEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY 119* MUSIC Boston, Mass. irvtioalnVocmludlB^TuRMntelMiwIc.rtnoanS •«>». I.W.fSr IihirtnM SflwilfcXWIUM, Mr BQ., BUSXON, Km luorrioM THIS RASA ' Cures Neuralgia, Toothache, Haanche, Catarrh, Cram, Sere Tt "rheumatism. UR4 Back, Still Joints, Sprains, BruilaL Burnt, Wounds, 0M Sores All Aehes and Pal The many testtiqMilals received by as m< SIShlMJJSju Is tllauli 2 prove all for this not only relieves the This represents a healthy life. Throughout its vcrtous scenes. JSst sneh a life as thev enior »ihv SmtCi's BUeBesaa. Who use I the Mood* by acting Liver* Skin and Kid* vegetable combination that science. They care Consttpa-o earn Uon« Malaria, and Dyspepalsu and are a safeguard against all forma of revere, chills and fever, grail atones, and Brlscht*a dlaease. Bend 4 eenta ' _ " pie package and teat the TROTH of what we Say. Price, 85 cents •nailed to any addreea, poetpald. DOSE ONB BEAN. Sold by dr*_ «sr« xv MBXTK eh ooH rtsrSUTsits. aIT. ziovza, The orteinal .Photo panel size, of this sent on receipt of stami •sa m, nxm* whwitjhi, CftiMgek AIMIUK THIS RANEA US Iv. ,t0 "S Oiraitelwr, at eeeatsrMUas sahr aUs le P6aiasiisrtseist laOMBHttMe U3 st two seats EMMIE C9..IT THEM. MAITO Best Cough 8jmqs. in 5m*. Sold FOR HOUSES. UVIIXA, w. Va., | Nov. 17,1886 Recently I bought ft young horse. He was taken very ill with Pneu monia. I tried to think of something to relieve him. Concluded what was good for man would be good for the horse. So I got a bottle of Pise's Cure and gave him half of it through the nostrils* This helped him, and I continued giving same doses night and morning until I had used two bottles. The horse has become perfectly sound. I can recommend Piso's Cure for the horse well as for man N. S. J. STRIDXK. S? m r-M ŝ isnm StowrliaO* Mr bottle, fttsts. 0 The following words, in praise of DR. PJKBCK'S FAVORITE PRESCRIPTION as a remedy for those deHcste diseases and week* IMS peculiar to women, must be of interest to every sufferer from such maladies. They sre fair samples of the spontaaeoilB expressions with which thousands ffivo utterance to their sense of gratitude for the inestimable boon of health which has been restored to them by th6 use of this world-famed medicine. JOHN E. SFOAR, of ilOlfnhfck, writes: ** My wife had been suffering1 for two or three years with female weakness, and had paid out one hundred dollars to physicians with­ out relief. She took Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription snd it did her more good than ail the medicine given to her by the physi­ cians during the three years they had been practicing upon her." Mrs. Gaoaoa HKROER. of Wutfietd, A". F., writes: "I was a great sufferer from leueor- rbea, bearing-down pains, and pain contin­ ually across my back. Three bottles of your ' Favorite Prescription' restored me to per­ fect health. I treated with Dr. --, for nine months, without receiving any benefit. The 'Favorite Prescription* is the greatest earthly boon to us poor suffering women." THMVfllVAr. GREATEST EMTILT BOOR. Mrs. BOPHIA F. BOSWKLU White CottaQcJX* writes: "1 took eleven bottles of your 'Ihv vorite Prescription' aad one bottfe off your ' Pellets.' I am doing my work, and have been for some time. I have had to employ help for about sixteen years before X commenced tak­ ing' your tacdlclne. I have bad to wesr a. this I havelrid ; ^ Mrs. Mat OUABOS, of Jficlk, writes: "Your 'Favorite has worked wonders in my Again she writes: "Having taken several tics of the 'Favorite Prescription' I have fptioE _ ___ gained my health wonderfully, to the sstonlsb- ment of myself and friends. I can now be W WKf tot aU dab attending to the dutiestrf my household. TREATING THE WRONG DISEASE. Many times women call on their family physicians, suffering, as they imagine, one from dyspepsis, anotli another from liver or kidney disease, another from nervous exhaustion or prostration, another with pain another froat for which he pi womb disorder. patient gets no better, . like Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pi his pills and potions, assuming them ;ice until large bl. such, when, in reality, they are all only symptoms t of the cause "of suffering, encourages his practice until large bills are 1 obably worse by reason of the delay, wrong treatment and consequent complications, rescrfption, directed to the cawe would have entirely removed the disease! thereby istituung here or tkoanid m tinot elsssses, this way they all present alike to themselves and their easy-going and indifferent, or over-busy dodor, separate and distinct em to be ufferlng, delay, wi .... me woul< distressing symptoms, and instituting comfort Instead of prolonged misery, are made. A proper «_ ill tbCNMF 3 PHYSICIANS Mrs. B. F. MOBOAH, of Ifo. 71 Lexington St.. Eatb Boiton, Jlfasa, says: " Five years ago 1 waa a dreadful sufferer from uterine troubles. Having exhausted the skill of three phy­ sicians, I wss completely discouraged, and so weak I could with dlfflculty cross the room alone. I began taking Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription snd using the local treatment reoommended in his 'Common Sense Medical Adviser.' I commenced to improve at once. In three months I was perfectly cured, snd have hsd no trouble since. I wrote a letter to my family paper, briefly mentioning how my health had been restored, and offering to send the full particulars " " . stomp* to_ any^one writing me for them,_ and enclosing a 1 nped-en letteri vtlope' for reply. 1 have received dver four hundred In reply, I have described my ease and the treatment used, aad haVe earnestly advised them to 'do likewise.' From a great many I have received second letters of thanks, stating that they had commenced the use of 'Favorite Prescription, had sent the •81 JO required for the ' Medical Adviser,' ana had applied the local treatment so fully and plainly laid down therein, and were much better already." army of money, but received no A marvelous Core*- Mrs. G. F. SntAOxna of Cryttal, Mich^ writes: "I was trouhled with female weakness, leucorrhea and falling of the womb for seven years, so I hsd to keen my bed for a good part or the time. I doctored with an jof dirfwent physicians. a»ff spentjw sua* pcrsu%ded because I me to try your m< was prejudic Iced sting benefit. At last my edidnes, they would do me no good, bo would get me some of ~ _ _ would try them _. /me six bottles of the 1 of the 'Discovery,' for Discovery' and four of Favorite Prescription,' and I have been a sound woman years. I then gave the bahmoerf the medietas to my stater was troubled fit the same way, and she cured herself in a time. X have not had to take four THE OUTGROWTH OF A VAST cures nsuaes, weakness of stomach, Indi­ gestion, bloating and eructations of gaa As a soothing and strengthening nervine, " Favorite Prescription Is un- At treatment of many thousands of of those chronic weaknessos and distressing aliments peculiar to females, at the Invalids HotelandSurgioal Institute,Buffalo, N. Y.. has afforded a vast experience in nioely adapting and thoroughly testing remedies for the cure of woman's peculiar maladies. Br. Pteree*s Favorite Prescription fa the outgrowth, or result, of this (Treat and valuable experience. Thousands of testimonials, received from patients Mid from physicians who have tested it in the more anrravatod and obetinste esses which hsd baffled their skill, prove it to be the most wonderful remedy ever devised for the relief snd cure of suffering women. It is not reoommended ss a cure nil, but as a most perfect Specific for woman's peculiar ailments., As a powerful. In- 1 strength j tonic, ft imparts strength to the whole system, and to the uterus, or womb and fts ap- pendages, in particular. For oroworked, "worn-out, ,f run-down." debilitated teach­ ers, milliners, dressmakers, eeamstreases, " shop-girls,1"housekeepers, nursing moth­ ers, and feeble women generally, Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription Is the great­ est earthly boon, being uneqaalled ss an anpetlzing cordial and restorative tonic. It pfomotesalgcetion and assimilation of food. uailed and is invaluable In allaying and and other'dSSrSwngT'nervpus sym equaiiei , _ subduing nervous excitability, Irii exhaustion, prostration, hysteria. bility. commonly attendant upon functional and organic disease of the womb. It induces refreshing sleep and relieves mental anx­ iety snd despondency. „ Br. Pierce's Favorite prescription Is a legitimate medicine, carefully compounded by an experienced and skillful " 1, aad adapted to wonu '~ " 's delicate physician, , organisation. It is purely vegetable In its composition and perfectly harmless in its effects in any condition of the system. * Favorite prescription ** is a pt tive enre for tho meat complicated and obstinate cases of leueorrhea, or "whites, excessive flowing at monthly periods, pain­ ful menstruation, unnatural suppression* prolapsus or falling of the womb, weak back, "female weakness," anteverslon, re­ troversion. bearing^dowa sensations, chron­ ic congestion, inflammation and ulceration of the womb, inflammation, pain and ten­ derness in ovaries, accompanied with in­ ternal heat." In is a «Mum BMMtenuuNr MEMCAE. uwaftnow, it*. <«» »i» ntrect. pregnancy, " Favorite Prescription' "mother's oordisl," reUevlr- weaknea of stomsch and other 1 symptoms common to that com its use Is kept up in the latter months of gestation, it so prepares the system forde- liv«ry asto greatly kssen, and many times almost entirely do sway with thesufteriags in connection with the use of Dr. Iteee'S Golden Medical Disco very, snd small lsxa- tive doses of Dr. Pierce's^Purgstiye Pellets (UtttotJver Pills), cures Liver, Kidney and Bladder diseases. Their ecnnbtiKd nee also removes blood taints, and cerous and scrofulous hi "^SworilB prescription * tathe only medicine for women sold, by feuggtots, nndcr a positive gmarnntM, from the manufacturers, that It will givejMM»» tion In every case, or money win be re­ funded. This guarantee tes on the bottle-wrapper, aad fi BT'Seud ten cents in 1 Pierce's large, illustrated pages) on Diseases of WI 'AMfc WL tm •M: For a she does not use Procter & Gamble's Lenox Soap, is to admit she is " behind the times." ' Nobody uses ofdinaiy soap now t*nmm ':M-r C A T A R R H 4XK.U. * • . I ' v-y. A iM:" <: WRITING TO APHSIIH--1 > say ysa saw the anvanMSaaMI iV- 1